Read the passage.

i busied myself to think of a story. … i thought and pondered—vainly. … have you thought of a story? i was asked. … i was forced to reply with a mortifying negative. … [later] i placed my head on my pillow, i did not sleep, nor could i be said to think. my imagination, unbidden, possessed and guided me, gifting the successive images that arose in my mind. .

according to the introduction to frankenstein by mary shelley, which describes the contrast between her first attempts to think of an idea and her final inspiration of an idea?

a) her final inspiration involved deliberate observation, which led her to an idea.
b) her final inspiration involved outlining some possible ideas rather than muse.
c) her final inspiration did not involve a conscious effort, yet a fertile idea came to her.
d) her final inspiration did not involve imagination rather careful research yielded an idea.

Read the following short excerpt of student writing. use your vocabulary and grammar knowledge to determine which suggestions you would make to improve his or her grammar and word choice. i really thought she loved me but i discovered her grave betrayal one afternoon. it was easy to figure out because she accidentally sent a text to me that was meant for him. i was confused by the text because it said, "don't tell mike." i felt insulted that she thought she could get away with this infidelity. at first i felt very angry bitter and hateful but then i felt so hopeless and depressed. i longed for her to call me. i thought if i could just hear her pleasing voice, maybe then i would not be filled with such bitterness. instead of calling her i talked to another friend who is good at listening and feeling my pain. talking with her makes me feel euphoric. i think i may be on the road to recovery.what word would you suggest to replace the underlined word or words in this excerpt? instead of calling her, i talked to another friend who is (good at listening and feeling my pain). talking with her makes me feel euphoric. amorous sentimental empathetic grave

If you were writing a descriptive paragraph about your favorite food and used compound adjectives, what piece ofpunctuation could be effective for describing the food? semicolonhyphencolondash

Which word identifies the purpose of the essay? a. direction b. directive c. defectiveness d. none of these select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d